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On behalf of all those who live within 10 minutes to 15 minutes from Miami International Airport, a heartfelt thank-you to the Miami-Dade County Commission for hopefully reforming the existing regulations that allow only 'sanctioned cab and limousine' companies to provide commercial transportation from MIA (Commissioners give initial OK to legalizing Lyft, UberX in Miami-Dade, July 16).
There's another word for the existing law that protects the cabs and limousine industries from competition — it's called a monopoly. For so many decades I have endured taxi cab drivers that display nasty attitudes because they're taking me on a short fare to my home, instead of to Fort Lauderdale or Miami Beach.
Some will not accept credit card payment because the fare just isn't big enough. It's not that I don't feel for their situation, but don't take your short fare woes out on your customers. First impressions in our city may very well be from the cab driver who transports out-of-town visitors to The Biltmore or other Coral Gables/Coconut Grove hotels.
It's distressing to know that the local cab companies haven't done a thing to improve this dismal situation, because they really haven't had to. Now, the prospect of competition may force these cab companies to up their game. Hooray for Lyft and Uber! These companies are welcome additions to our community. They only accept credit cards, and the gratuity is already included in their price.
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Prosecutors are planning to play nearly 100 secretly taped conversations at the upcoming trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his lawyers revealed in a new motion filed late today.
The defense is seeking to have the June 3 trial continued until after the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of "honest services" fraud law. The new filing asks U.S. District Judge Zagel to either delay the start of the trial or bar prosecutors from playing any of the 97 undercover recordings they plan to air for the jury until after the high court makes a decision on limiting or even tossing out "honest services."
The government has turned over all or parts of some 5,500 conversations made during the investigation of Blagojevich in late 2008, according to the defense. Many of those conversations have no relevancy to criminal counts against the former governor that do not include allegations of "honest services" violations, according to the defense.


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Two days after Nashville's 3-2 overtime victory at Honda Center in the series opener, Johansen and Neal scored in the opening 8:32 of Game 2. Anaheim Ducks center Rickard Rakell (67), of Sweden, and Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen (92) battle for the puck in front of Anaheim goalie John Gibson, left, during the second period in Game 3 of the Western Confere.
This song also features Nicki Minaj . It did really bad as a lot of people showed their hate for the song. In a tense Twitter row in 2015, Minaj indirectly criticised Swift for receiving a video of the year nomination at the MTV VMAs when she was snubbed alongside, Beyonce.
Rojas was being tested for alcohol and drugs, authorities said . According to PIX11, Rojas test positive for synthetic marijuana known as K2. -Police believe Rojas might be suffering from a psychological disorder. "I saw a gentleman underneath the auto, and another gentleman was pulling him out, and it was a real mess". He said he didn't see or hear anything until people around him began screaming, then he saw why.
During the opening ceremony Wednesday, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi helped set a welcoming tone for the festival, calling it a "place where cultures speak to one another". "They go to the movie theater to be humbled in front of certain images and there's other films that they prefer to watch at home and there's really little to no cross".
The news reaffirms that Conan will remain nightly - at least for now - but O'Brien's quote further indicates TBS' desire to expand the late-night host's brand and evolve the little-watched show. Late night's longest-tenured host will add digital and branded content, podcasting, mobile gaming, pay TV and even live tours to his repertoire. - An update of the durable game show " The Joker's Wild " hosted by Snoop Dogg.
As the Associated Press wrote, Cornell's death was described as " sudden and unexpected " by the veteran musician's representative, though it was also noted that Chris' family would be working closely with medical authorities to determine how he had passed away.
SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell took his own life in a Detroit hotel room following a concert , authorities have determined. It came as footage of Cornell performing his last ever concert emerged online as tributes poured in following sudden death of the rock legend.
Quebec has also made eligible financial assistance programs to all those affected by the flooding in 132 municipalities and more municipalities will be added to the list if needed, Coiteux said. In Atlantic Canada, some parts of New Brunswick recorded more than 150 millimetres of rain after a almost 36-hour non-stop downpour. Warnings from Environment Canada forecast between 50 and 90 millimetres of rain for some communities across the southern and eastern part of the province.
Then, as soon as the first steps up, Bella Hadid set the tone by inadvertently showing her panties (like a year ago, well) and Hofit Golan caused the flahs to crackle with an impressive side boob. Deepika who sported an emerald green Brandon Maxwell one-shoulder gown with a long train looked like a dream in the ensemble. She was right on-trend for the evening, as fellow model Emily Ratajkowski walked the carpet nearby wearing a similar take on the evening slip dress, in custom Twinset .
Cornell was found with "a band around his neck" in the MGM Grand Hotel. With his powerful, almost four-octave vocal range, Cornell was one of the leading voices of the 1990s grunge movement with Soundgarden , which emerged as one of the biggest bands out of Seattle's emerging music scene, joining the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.
Arthur pulls the sword, Excalibur, from the stone, but finds the sword's power beyond his control. And since "Batman Begins" remains the template for origin-story reboots, "Legend of the Sword" doubles down on traumatized boys and gives Arthur martial-arts training sourced from the Far East (around the climax, Ritchie whips up some special-effects-enhanced sword fu).
Not only that, Star Trek: Discovery will have 15 episodes in total to begin with, which is an improvement from the original order of 13 episodes. Watch the trailer for CBS's Star Trek: Discovery below. It would require a certain degree of restraint in making sure that there will not be too much fancy technology involved, since this is supposedly an era that is before that of the U.S.S.
The top-seeded Celtics host the defending champion Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday and Game 2 on Friday. "Oh, for sure", forward Otto Porter said. Otto Porter Jr . had a postseason career-high 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting and a ideal 8/8 from the charity stripe. Boston carried their positive momentum into the fourth quarter, where Olynyk took over.
DiCaprio and Agdal were last spotted together in NY in late March, dining alongside Sean Penn and rapper Q-Tip. "They remain in touch and remain friends", a source close to the pair told E! Turns out, there's no bad blood between the exes and According to a source close to the couple said, "They split up early this week and they remain friends", and added that "It's an amicable split, and they're moving forward".
A full autopsy report has not yet been completed. "There is no additional information at this time", it said. As The Detroit Free Press reported earlier , local authorities received a 911 call from a hotel just after midnight from a family friend of Cornell, who was apparently conducting a well-being check on the singer (not a good sign, really).
Corden first scored the coveted gig in 2017 when he lead the event, and previously hosted the Tony Awards on CBS . Channelling the Justin Bieber Carpool Karaoke , Corden and Styles also tried on a number of outfits in the auto, with Corden marvelling at how Styles can make anything look cool.
With his powerful, almost four-octave vocal range, Cornell was one of the leading voices of the 1990s grunge movement with Soundgarden , which emerged as one of the biggest bands out of Seattle's emerging music scene, joining the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.
Former President George H.W. Bush tweeted that while his "friend" Ailes "wasn't ideal", he may not have been elected president without him. "Basically how they shaped that conservative opinion that quite frankly before Fox news many think didn't have that play before".
The duo even provided a first look of the animated epiode, possibly in an attempt to convince those in attendance that no - this is not a joke . The Winchester brothers have been in crossover episodes before, but never one quite like this.
This time , it is because of a raunchy video featuring the Hunger Games actress seducing a pole in a strip club in Venice. It was one of the birthdays of my best friend and I for a second put aside her paranoid discretion, to make everyone happy.
Also opening in limited release is Atlas Distribution's Absolutely Anything, Vladar Company's Generation Iron 2, Sony Pictures Classics comedy Paris Can Wait, First Run's documentary Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe, Roadside Attracions' thriller The Wall and their romantic comedy The Wedding Plan and Arrow Films' Whiskey Galore.
It would be beneficial for this person to change", he said. The U.S. State Department has summoned Turkish Ambassador in Washington Serdar Kılıç on May 17 over a street brawl outside the Turkish diplomatic mission that erupted between protesters and Turkish security personnel during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit, sources have told the Hürriyet Daily News.
At Soundgarden's peak of popularity in the mid-1990s, the band's album Superunknown earned a Billboard No. 1 debut and a Grammy nomination for best rock record. Rocker Chris Cornell , the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave , has died at age 52, and police said Thursday that his death is being investigated as a possible suicide.
A bench near the center of the sculpture was covered with flower arrangements, one of which included a note, "Say "hello" to Heaven", a reference to a song written by Cornell for a musician friend who died decades ago. Chris Cornell gained fame as the lead singer to the grunge band Soundgarden and later with Audioslave . In 2001, Mr. Cornell began Audioslave with some members of the band Rage Against the Machine .
The sci-fi film was produced by three Hollywood studios - Plan B, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company - and stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal of "Nightcrawler" and "Everest", and Paul Dano of "Love & Mercy" and "12 Years a Slave".
A longtime confidant of media titan Rupert Murdoch , Ailes was a central figure in conservative U.S. politics for decades. Almost a year after the former Fox President was sacked due to sexual assault allegations; the network is still paying lawsuits .
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is scheduled to meet privately with all members of the Senate on Thursday to discuss his role in firing Comey last week. He and other Democrats said Comey must testify before lawmakers about his conversations with the president. Despite knowing of the investigation, Trump appointed Flynn his first national security adviser.
The sale, to 41-year-old e-commerce king Yusaku Maezawa, provided a crackling cap to New York's spring auctions, where sales exceeded expectations in many, but not all, categories. Maezawa, whose wealth is estimated by Forbes at around $3.6 billion, already held the previous record for a Basquiat picture. The work was sold as part of Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening auction .
Ten months after Ailes abruptly exited his post at Fox News in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual harassment , he was in his two-story, $36 million, 12,747-sq. Ailes was sacked from Fox News previous year after he was accused of sexual harassment by more than 25 women. The lawsuit opened the gates to a flood of allegations from women, including star host Megyn Kelly, who accused him of groping them or making unwanted advances - and sought to expose what they called a culture ...
Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer roams Manhattan in search of answers. Two sketches on Saturday mixed political zingers with risque remarks, questions about Trump's mental stability and a moment that might make its two subjects uncomfortable.
In a tweet Thursday, Bush wrote, "not sure I would have been President w/o his great talent, loyal help". Mr Ailes became the founding boss of Fox News in 1996, turning it into a profits and ratings powerhouse. "Ailes was a brilliant TV executive who saw an opportunity two decades ago to build a conservative news source and seized it, and then with his singular and rigid focus he succeeded beyond even his wildest dreams".
NSYNC had a reunion, with Justin Timberlake leading them, during the MTV Video Music Awards this past weekend. With " You Know My Name ", featured in " Casino Royale ", he was the first male American artist to write and perform the theme song for a James Bond movie.
Asa Lowe, of Brooklyn, was standing outside the Levi store when he heard screaming, turned around and saw the auto hitting people on the sidewalk. "He's just mowing down people". Helpless pedestrians had little time to react as the auto barreled down the sidewalk and through intersections before smashing into a row of steel security barriers installed in recent years to prevent vehicle attacks on the square where massive crowds gather every New Year's Eve.
Video of the clash showed several men in black suits, and apparently some of Erdogan's civilian supporters, charging about two dozen protesters in a park across from the Turkish ambassador's residence. "Groups affiliated with the PKK, which the USA and Turkey have designated as a terrorist organization, gathered yesterday without permit in Sheridan Circle in the immediate vicinity of the Ambassador's residence, while the president of Turkey was visiting the residence", the statement ...
When the antsy crew deviates from its carefully planned mission to find the source of the music, we know it will be only a matter of time until cosmic crustaceans start bursting out of bodies. It's Oram who decides to set a course for the music-blasting planet. Once through the stormy atmosphere, they find a beautifully mountainous landscape complete with foggy lakes and fields of wheat.
Since Trump's election, Chaffetz has faced increasing pressure from constituents to more aggressively scrutinize President Trump's business dealings and his campaign's alleged ties to Russian Federation. Trey Gowdy, the former SC prosecutor who chaired the special Benghazi investigative committee and a close Chaffetz friend. On Tuesday, shortly after the existence of memos by Mr.
The star told the publication that she now wants to work exclusively behind the camera, adding: "I only want to direct". And they are doing you a favor by giving you publicity. "I was told that I was getting equal pay and I believed them, and I found out recently that it's not true", Wright said. Posing topless for The Edit Magazine , Wright reflected on finding out Spacey was making approximately $80,000 more than her per episode.
X-23 made her comic debut in 2004 after being created and debuting in X-Men: Evolution. Do you think the Logan ending is a "happy" one? Despite butting heads with Mangold over the idea of Logan meeting his maker (so to speak), Jackman made a decision to put his trust in the director, and even though the film's ending been written into the script by then, when he finally saw it on the big screen, he realized how wrong he was.
Emergency workers at the scene after multiple people were injured when a vehicle struck numerous pedestrians in Times Square in New York City, New York , USA, 18 May 2017. They don't indicate why. He wasn't immediately available to comment. The speeding auto jumped the sidewalk on the west side of 7th Avenue at 42nd Street and plowed into pedestrians for three blocks before crashing at the northwest corner of 45th Street, police said.
The Predators had tied it at 1-1 with 16:06 left in the third after Filip Forsberg pounced on a rebound from a Ryan Ellis shot to thread the puck through a crowded crease for the score. The win gives Nashville a 2-1 series lead. Anaheim got off to a sluggish start in Game 2 but turned it around and won 5-3, surrendering just 27 shots on goal in Game 2 after allowing 46 in Game 1.
And I made a mistake and tried to steal some money and I am given my entire life in prison. "We just have to wait", Jasmine Lima-Marin said. There was no immediate word from the state Department of Corrections on when Lima-Marin would be released from a prison in southern Colorado, the newspaper reported.
Whatever it's eventually called, " Wonder Woman 2" won't come out before another DC title, " Batgirl ", though it may arrive before "Gotham City Sirens", the " Suicide Squad " spinoff about a band of female DC villains, including Margot Robbie's hot pants-wearing Harley Quinn.
Crutcher's family also condemned the verdict and called the police department "corrupt". About 100 demonstrators later gathered outside the courthouse and some briefly blocked a main street. They also questioned why Shelby used a gun rather than a Taser. But Bynum wasn't specific enough with details of how he would heal Tulsa's racial wounds, and words will ring hollow without measurable change, Crutcher's family and supporters said.
The question first made McCarthy's Spicer go ballistic, ripping a column down and throwing it at the press corps, but then it and other questions about whether Trump was lying to the faux press secretary made Spicer rethink everything. Instead, he gets the "Godfather II" Fredo kiss, i.e. the kiss of death, despite Spicer's protestations that "I'm married!" "Only since you started working here", Trump explained.
Lagoo's son-in-law Vinay Waikul told PTI, "She was complaining of chest pain so we took her to hospital around 1 AM". Be it in Vaastav or Hum Saath Saath Hai, she won hearts with all her roles. She was also popular for her roles in Tu Tu Main Main and Shrimaan Shrimati before she landed the negative role in Naamkarann . While talking to The Pioneer, Rajiv Verma gets nostalgic and shared some of his moments with Reema Lagoo on sets.
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Han said the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system detected the missile, marking the first time it had been put to use since its deployment. "The Chinese public has no interest in the complexities of missile defense systems". The meeting came just days after North Korea successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile Sunday demonstrating the big strides that the regime has made in its pursuit of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile ...
The CBA includes a provision called the designated player exception. Rumors of George leaving the Pacers have already circulated, with USA Today's Sam Amick reporting February that George is "determined" to join his hometown Los Angeles Lakers if the Pacers are not competing for a championship.
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Slow Waltz Struggle
"Dude! Grab my hand!"
"Hold it!!" she offered her hand to him.
"NO!" once again refusing and shoving his hands into his pockets.
"Dammit Sasuke! I'm not failing this class cuz you wont cooperate!" Ino yelled at her dancing partner.
"You wont fail. This is a partner thing. That means I'd fail too." Sasuke stated.
"Right…" Ino said a bit confused with the Uchiha's words… "so…" she started calmly. "TAKE MY HAND!!" Ino yelled. Sasuke glared at her annoyed.
"I SAID NO!" He yelled back with the same fury.
"GahUghDAMMIT!!" She yelled. Her fists were balled up and she was so ready to sock Sasuke straight on the face when she calmed herself down. Sasuke looked amusedly at the blonde whose range of emotions were changing right before him. Free entertainment. Nice.
"UGH." Ino groaned. She stomped toward the front of the room where their teacher observed and taught the class. "Miss Tsunade!" Ino said. Tsunade turned her gaze from Neji and Tenten trying to figure out the steps (with Lee patiently telling Neji how to dance) toward Ino.
"What is it Ino?" Tsunade asked confused.
"Sasuke wont take my hand. We cant do this dance properly if he doesn't…and we'll never be able to start!" Ino complained. Tsunade sighed. The pride and stubbornness of this boy. Tsunade thought, which would give her a headache if she pondered over it.
"Can I switch partners?" Ino requested. Tsunade thought about it, "who would you have in mind?" the older blonde questioned. "Anyone except Sasuke." She said, "I dunno…Kiba, or Shikamaru…or…" she looked around "…or even Lee! At least he knows what he's doing!" Ino said. Tsunade gave her a grin.
Students would partner up with their friends or crushes just because it was what kids do. They want to be with their friends and peers they like. But sometimes, the teacher chooses who you will be paired up with. It made Tsunade happy that Ino wanted a partner who she could work with to pass the subject. Sasuke was the class' heartthrob and she was so willing to give him up. Even for Lee, the funniest looking boy there.
"What makes you think he'll hold another girl's hand?" Tsunade asked. Ino shrugged, "I don't know…as long as someone holds mine…" she told Tsunade. Tsunade looked at Ino with an arched eyebrow. "This is starting to sound like a selfish request…" Tsunade started, Ino pursed her lips, "but I can see that you want to pass the subject…" she continued, "So…Rock Lee?" she asked the young blonde. Ino grinned happily, "yeah! Anyone but Sasuke!" she said a little too loudly.
Sasuke turned his gaze toward Ino who standing face to face with Tsunade. 'What is she up to?' Sasuke wondered. She saw Ino grinning and Tsunade nodding her head. Then she saw Tsunade motioning for Rock Lee to go over to where the two blondes were standing.
Now, Lee and Ino were side by side looking at Tsunade who seemed to be giving them directions, the two students were nodding and from what Sasuke could tell from the sight, they were understanding what she said. From what he could tell, the conversation ended and Ino and Lee exchanged smiles. Then Tsunade cut the folk music, they were taking up Ballroom dancing, and they were learning the Slow Waltz.
"Okay everyone. Now, I know I paired you up, but due to a request of a student, because of uncooperativeness, Im switching two pairs. And no, the rest can't make requests anymore. So, Ino switch partners with Sakura." She announced. Everyone looked for said girls and their partners. Then their jaws dropped when they found out Sasuke and Lee would switch partners. They didn't know which one requested it, but in one end it was a lucky switch and another end it was unlucky…
Sasuke glared at Ino and walked straight up to her, Tsunade had moved to a different part of the classroom to help with a struggling Tayuya and Zaku, who didn't get the rhythm of the dance.
"You switched partners?!" He asked furiously. Ino had one hand on Lee's shoulder, he had his hand on her waist and they had their free hands touching the other, palm to palm, getting ready to start their waltz. Ino turned her gaze to Sasuke.
"Please. I bet you're thrilled I'm not your partner. You have no one to nag you anymore…" Ino told him.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, he could see the excited Sakura make her way toward them. "Sasuke!!" she said eagerly. Sasuke rolled his eyes and frowned toward the direction of the pink haired girl. "What?!" he hissed.
She smiled, "come on! Let's dance already…! This is so romantic!" Sakura said trying to get a hold of Sasuke's arm. He kept dodging her attempts, and when he got annoyed she couldn't take a hint he yelled, "Stop it!" Sakura kept quiet and stopped for awhile.
"Get back to your position. I need to take care of some things." Sasuke told Sakura. She nodded and prodded back to her spot obediently. When Sasuke turned around to mouth off to Ino more he could see Lee and Ino moving fluidly with the music. Ino was grinning and Lee was just looking at her, "it's dance! I cant fail dance…" Ino was conversing with Lee.
"I didn't know you danced." Lee told her.
Ino laughed, "yeah…" she said chuckling, "it's such a pretty thing; to know how to dance…" Ino told him. Lee nodded, "I agree! But it's amazing how you like these traditional stuff when your genre is streetdancing…" Lee said to Ino. She started giggling, "its still dancing!" she said and they both laughed.
Sasuke watched surprised that they weren't staring at their feet like the other pairs, Lee didn't step on Ino's foot and Ino wasn't yelling. They were going to pass with flying colors. It annoyed Sasuke to no end that someone chose Rock Lee over Sasuke Uchiha.
"Ino." He finally called after watching them dance for a while. Ino looked at Sasuke, Lee turned his head as well.
"Sakura…" he stated through gritted teeth, "you got me paired up with Sakura?!"
Ino shrugged, "I guess…" she said, "what…? She didn't want anything to do with Lee." She stated, then looked at her partner, "no offense, Lee." She said quickly, Lee nodded, "none taken." He told her, she gave him a quick smile, "and you didn't want anything to do with me…so why not have a partner you can work through with, right?" Ino told Sasuke.
"I mean, I'd never get to convince you to dance with me—even for a practical reason. And Lee would not force Sakura to dance with him. And I need a partner I can work with, so…it all worked out." Ino explained.
"Except for me. Sakura may enjoy my company but I don't enjoy hers." He stated.
"You don't enjoy anyone's company…" Ino said flatly. Sasuke stared at her. Ino and Lee continued to sway. So, I guess Ballroom Dancing was in their blood.
Sasuke turned his angry gaze from Ino toward Lee, but he changed his expression to a reasoning one. "Lee, can I talk to Ino first? Privately. Tell Sakura that it's my request for you to teach her how the dance works, so when we start, she knows it…" Sasuke lied. But he really did need to talk to Ino privately. And he only said it was his request so Sakura would comply and Lee's time wouldn't be wasted. Lee nodded an okay and walked over to Sakura. Sasuke's words worked on her and she accepted Lee's offer.
Ino rolled her eyes, "great. Just great. You really want me to not succeed in this don't you?" she said pissed off. Sasuke let out a sigh, "No." he said plainly.
Ino let out a sigh of her own. "Sasuke…" she started, "I want a willing partner. Lee really knows the dance inside out, and that's really awesome. And for school, I'm the type of person who will look past the looks and personality for someone who knows what they're doing. If I need to achieve a goal, I want to achieve it to the fullest with a partner who I know I can work well with. And in the end, we both get good passing marks." Ino explained.
Sasuke just looked at her. Then he rolled his eyes. "you do these things so you can get good grades?" he asked, well, more like stated. "You're such a leech, Ino." He said. Ino's mouth dropped open in shock. Her eye began to twitch, she was so infuriated by Sasuke's comment.
"Just stop talking to me!" she told him. Sasuke glared at her, "you cant switch what you've got in the real world, Ino!" he said in the same sour tone as Ino's. Ino shifted her angry gaze from Sasuke to around the room.
"Why wont you leave me alone?" she asked him. "I know that you don't like me, or other people for that matter…but like you said, you can't switch what you have in the real world…" she began. "I was willing to work with you, Sasuke…" she said, "but..."
Then Ino got cut off, Sasuke held both her hands in both of his, "Ino…" he sighed, "I wouldn't hold your hand because I knew I'd feel a spark." He admitted, "something that I wont be able to just push aside and forget about." Sasuke looked toward the ground as he spoke to Ino.
She on the other hand stared at him with surprised eyes, then she looks at their hands. "Wh-wha-what d-do you m-mean?" she asked.
"God." He said as an annoyed look formed in his face when he looked up at Ino, then he softened his expression, "I had a feeling I was falling for you…" he confessed. A blush spread across Ino's face.
"I just didn't want to accept it…" he said.
Ino pursed he lips, then she tried to pull her hands away, but Sasuke held on tighter.
"Well, this proves it." Sasuke said. Ino looked at him, straight to his dark eyes.
"Where are you getting at?" She asked extremely confused.
"you're really going to make me say it again, aren't you?" Sasuke questioned her. Ino had puppy-dog eyes staring at his; she really was confused at the whole situation. Sasuke sighed, "Ino…I like you, okay?" he told her.
She blinked. Ino tried to register everything he said. The she smiled, "you do?" she asked hopefully. Sasuke rolled his eyes, her smile beamed, "you're such a dork, you know that!" she said as she was able to release her hands from his. She wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck giving him a hug.
Sasuke rolled his eyes again, and then wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her closely to him.
"See…I knew it wasn't a good idea to hold her hand." He mumbled.
I hope you liked it. I wrote it out of frustration. I do have a lot of those. Like just something to get out of my system. Anyway, the title is pretty lame but whatever. I just really needed to write something out!


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Should we, as a society, accept incest relationships?
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Incest is a term used to describe a sexual relationship between family members. I am assuming a couple where both participants are consenting adults. Incest couples are a pretty rare sight, but they do exist, and they are mostly hiding their relationship because our society would, upon finding out, immediately cast them out.
But why do we cast them out? Is it a genetic trait, embedded in our DNA? No, most scientists would disagree. So, what is it then? We know that incest kids have a high probability of mental and physical deformations, but is that why we are disgusted by incest? I don't think that's a good enough reason, considering that no one can know if those kids will actually be deformed, and if the couple even wants kids.
I have to admit, I am not a sociology expert. But I do remember that incest 'separates a tribe from a civilization' from my sociology classes. But who are we, what gives anyone the right to forbid and be disgusted by two people loving each other?
It's unnatural because they're family? Well, some people would say that two penises in one relationship is "unnatural", and yet society is OK with that. Who decides what is natural and what isn't?
It's yucky? A lot of people find homosexuality yucky, and yet when they say it, they are ridiculed as bigots.
They are not really in love, they are just sick? How can anyone decide who is in love and who isn't? If we are talking about two consenting, functioning adults, then there should be no problem. And remember, not so long ago gay people were also considered to be 'sick' and treated with electroshock therapy and all sorts of nasty stuff. Why are incest people 'sick', but gay people are 'in love'?
Finally, I just want to repeat that I am not trying to diminish gay rights, even though it might sound like that. I am just trying to figure out why we shouldn't allow incest, if we allow homosexuality. I am aware that no one can forbid gays being together, and the same goes for incest couples, but still, when a gay says he is gay in public, he gets a mostly positive response, and when an incest person declares his incest, he is almost always met with disgust and even violence. I am wondering why is there such a difference. And just to clarify one more thing, I'm not referring to family rape or pedophilia. I am talking about a consensual relationship between, say, first cousins, or a long lost brother and sister, which does happen.
And yes, my position is FOR, because I don't see a reason not to, and I don't think we should forbid two people from loving each other, by scaring them with potential societal repercussions. I don't think anyone gets to decide what love is, and where love stops and mental disease begins. I don't think anyone should dismiss anyone just because they might be different, or not fit into their worldview.
Incest, as defined in the Merriam-Webster, is the "sexual intercourse between people who are very closely related," and will be the foundation for my arguments and logic. Based on the previous definition, we must consider relationships not only between two cousins, but also sibling to sibling, or offspring to parent. It is within these relationships that I will show the validity of society to condemn such behaviors.
In essence, societal norms are complex, but they are very influenced by tradition, biological or evolutionary factors, and a sense of morality. In light of this, society is based off an agreement amongst a majority of people, whether an individual agrees or not, and is not subject to what should or ought to be, but what people perceive is the norm.
In addition to the complexity of society, many opposing arguments to the condemnation of incest is subject to semantically hypothetical relationships that are invalidly deemed harmless. I pose that the general act of incest is harmful for several reasons:
1. Health risk are high and relevant for societal backlash
2. Consent between two adults is not a sole justification for all incest relationships
3. There are psychological and social status repercussions for such behavior
4. Historically incest was a means of power oppression and segregation
In summary, in comparison to other taboos, incest has a history of causing health and societal harm which disrupts the very functionality of society. Acceptance of incest by society would allow for abusive, heinous, and potentially fatally harmful actions. Thus, we as a society should not accept incest.
The main idea behind my position on not being disgusted by incest is this: we, as a society, have no right to deny someone a choice what to do with their life, if those choices don't bring harm to themselves or others. It shouldn't matter what those choices are, or how many people agree or disagree with them.
Now, I'm sure everyone would agree that no one can forbid someone from doing anything. No one can forbid a rapist from raping someone; we can merely say :"If you rape someone, you will go to jail", but that doesn't stop him from going out and assaulting someone. The basis for this is that we are counting on the peoples ability to predict the consequences; that the impending doom of being imprisoned is keeping the rapists in check, that maybe the threat is making them think twice about committing a crime.
Societal pressure does the same thing; a couple of decades ago, the societal pressure on homosexuals was so strong that almost every gay person "stayed in the closet" for a lot longer than they maybe should have. Societal pressure on incest is the same, and for that reason it should be abolished. Because, even though we can't stop anyone from doing anything, our pressure is making them do something that they don't want to do, and could even be harmful to their well being. (as was the case with some gay people, back when societal pressure on homosexuality was strong [1]).
People fall in love all the time, and love is supposedly blind. A brother and sister, cousins, even mothers and sons, aunts and nephews, etc., there have been a lot of examples of incest in our society. Now, when I talk to people about this issue, the first thing I hear is "But that's not real love, they are just confusing strong family connection for a romantic affection". But how can anyone make that claim? How can anyone know what love is to someone else? I can also say "Two men cannot truly love each other, so gay relationships make no sense and shouldn't be accepted". But the problem here is this: even if it's not real love (and we have no basis to claim this), we can't pretend that we should be able to tell someone who they should have sex with or live with or kiss with. Even though a lot of people may find it unnatural, unlikely, or simply disgusting. There is, in my opinion, no reasonable argument to be made, in regard to love between closely related people, to forbid incest, the same being the case with two people of the same sex.
The children of incestuous couples are more likely to develop physical and mental deformities, and that is a fact which I am not even going to try to dispute. But the happiness of the participants of the relationship is not contingent on them necessarily having a child together. A relationship between two people is not dependent on them having children in the end, which means we can't just forbid them from having a relationship just because they may have a child and that child may develop physical or mental deformities. Now, of course, there are incest couples who really want a child, and are therefore consciously risking that future childs health, but I don't see this as a good enough reason to forbid incest. If they want the child, they will have it, and no one can stop them. That doesn't mean we should destroy someone elses wishes in the process of trying to prevent potential endangerment of a hypothetical child.
The society creates pressure on incest, and therefore any mental health drawbacks on incest are the responsibility of society, and not of incest itself. I can't see doing something you want somehow destroying your health and mind.
I tried to make real arguments for my case, and save rebuttals to most common arguments against incest for the next round, but the truth is I only have one real argument, which I stated already, on the start of my post. I can't see how anyone can refute it, and one of the reasons I proposed this debate is to see which arguments Con will use. I thought about this a lot, but I simply cannot come up with arguments against my position. So Con, please, give it your best shot! :)
[1] https://www.researchgate.net...
As stated before it is difficult to pinpoint a specific factor for the establishment of a societal law or taboo, however, those that are well established are robust against generational change and are enforced with legal or social ramifications. In the case of incest, the following rationale and examples justify, as well as reinforce, the disdainful societal stigma towards incest.
A. Incest is historically and naturally harmful to society
A1. Incest contributed to the ruling and abuse of power by "purebred" families
Since the time of ancient civilizations human beings have used inbreeding (incest relationships) to "purify" their family bloodline and remain in power [1]. This allowed for tyranny and corrupt rule of successors in history due to their family's incestuous practices; for example, kings in Zimbabwe would kill anyone that slept with their 3,000 wives, many of whom were sisters or daughters [2]. However, there was a drawback to this method as many of the offspring were born with mental and physical defects that harmed their survival [3]. Indeed the cost of being "pure" comes at biological expense, which I shall explain further in another section.
A2. Nature avoids inbreeding/incest in higher level organisms
One of the main hypotheses for the theory of evolution is that a species will gravitate to genetic diversity through natural selection. Simply, species have a higher affinity for those in their species that have a genetic difference (i.e. not a close family member). This is due to the barriers in life that lead to a more fit evolution [4].
In the case of inbreeding, continued production of offspring from closely related parents will cause a decrease in the genetic diversity of a species, which can lead to extinction or gene depletion (removal of genetic variants in the gene pool) [5]. In fact, scientist have shown that "outbreeding" will increase survival and limit the complications of genetic disease associated with inbred offspring [6-7].
Furthermore, Debra Lieberman et al. has shown that human beings have an innate disconnection with family members based on kin-recognition systems [8]. Briefly, the study found that "kin–relevant behaviours are non–conscious," and are dependent on co-residence and relative degree of relatedness [9]. In summary, nature, and by extension humans, has an affinity toward outbreeding to non-related partners. One could argue that: one, human beings differ from nature on their mating; and two, the individuals are not harmed and society is not as affected anymore by incest. However, I propose in the following that incest can be just as harmful to individuals as it is to society, if not more extreme.
B. Incest is harmful to an individual
B1. Offspring are knowingly born with increased risk of complication
Briefly, it is understood that there are ramifications for having a family member for partner in the case of having children. This is due to the genetic disparities that can arise from parents carrying a recessive disease, or the decrease in immunity due to lack of genes encoding for certain receptors [10]. In addition, it has been shown that inbreeding correlates strongly with decreased cognitive ability and development in children [11]. Clearly, there are couples that can live without offspring, but a majority of relationships are based on raising families in their future, which begs the question, what would an incest family dynamic look like?
B2. Parental-child incest relationships cannot be established with true consent
Parents have a very strong influence on the social-psychological development of children. The parental relationship with their offspring is based off of authoritarian power, where the child will internalize the beliefs and practices of their parent [12]. Thus, incest would have to be an internalized ideal from the parents for the child to accept this as non-taboo; this leads to grooming of the child during their youthful development and transformation into adults [13].
While grooming is mostly associated with predators (i.e. pedophiles), a parent could subconsciously (if not on purpose) influence the affinity of the child to seek a romantic relationship. Effectively the parent will always have a psychological and social dominance over their offspring, and this unequal power is both harmful and illegal in certain circumstances of the law (e.g. Inmate-Prison Guard). We cannot therefore say that the child consented on their own, as their tailored upbringing influenced their decision.
B3. Sibling-Sibling incest is highly associated with psychological disorders.
Sibling-sibling incest is thought to be the most common, and harmless, forms of incest due to the similarity in age of the children. This is mainly because, unlike parent-child relationships, there is lack of a large age gap, decreasing the power difference; in addition, it is believed that children will experiment with each other during puberty [14]. However, this is accepted only when repeated exposure is minimal. Otherwise, repeated sexual advances have been linked to psychological disorders; in one study, 74% had one or more psychiatric disorders including ADD, PTSD, drug abuse, or social disorders [15]. Also, they found that in 52% of sibling incest couples, one of the siblings was previously abused by other family members.
Margaret M. Canavan et al., found that sibling-sibling sexual encounters occurred at early ages, and that while consent may have initially been reciprocal, change in the relationship quickly turned abusive, leading to psychological disorders that affected the women for years [16]. It is clear that, if incest were to occur, it starts young and can lead to great psychological harm (e.g. depression, drug abuse, suicide). Furthermore, as easy as it is for people to fall in love, they can fall out of love, however, when one is in a romantic relationship with a family member this could cause drastic shift and conflict within the family.
C. Summary
I have shown that there is a misconception that incest is a harmless practice, when in fact it has historical and evolutionary harm to society. In fact, nature avoids inbreeding as it decreases survival of a species. Additionally, the grooming of incest starts at an early developmental stage for children and can cause psychological harm for many years down the road. I have also shown how parental-offspring relationships are unbalanced and cannot fully contain consent. In addition, the most common of incest relationships is associated with child abuse and adverse mental health.
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Posted by Bahamute619 2 years ago
The first round is just for opening remarks, no need for detailed sources yet right?
Posted by TheBenC 2 years ago
Some believe society should accept everyone for any legal choice they make. That is ridiculous. There is a huge difference between what is right and what is legal. There can be no law against a mother having sex with her 18 year old son but it is 100% disgusting.
Societal acceptance is a unique thing. We cannot make laws preventing certain actions but as a society we can ensure these sickos are outcasts and shun them. If they want to do disgusting things then they can do them far away from the rest of us.
"It's legal so you should accept it"
The law does not define right and wrong.
Posted by TheBenC 2 years ago
Some believe society should accept everyone for any legal choice they make. That is ridiculous. There is a huge difference between what is right and what is legal. There can be no law against a mother having sex with her 18 year old son but it is 100% disgusting.
Societal acceptance is a unique thing. We cannot make laws preventing certain actions but as a society we can ensure these sickos are outcasts and shun them. If they want to do disgusting things then they can do them far away from the rest of us.
"It's legal so you should accept it"
The law does not define right and wrong.
As for marriage, being related to someone genetically does not necessarily bring you the same rights as being married to someone. Cousin couples, for instance, would still have to marry in order to claim most of the benefits of married couples. I am not sure about closer relations, such as sibkings, however. This night depend on local laws.
There are theories that humans have acquired a psychological barrier against incest through evolution, due to the risk of children being unhealthy, but again, there are people who wish for an incest relationship, as you said, which proves that not everyone is equal in terms of position on incest.
Incest does occur in nature as well; there have been reported examples of chimps attempting to procreate with their mothers or close relatives. And also, asexual reproduction is, genetically speaking, incest in of itself.
As for the marriage issue, my reason is quite simple. I believe marriage is about family; therefore, gay people who love each other and want a family, should be able to do so. But seeing as that incest couples are family already by definition, I don't think they should be allowed to get married. They, as family, already have rights such as medical decisions about eachother, inheritance etc. so they don't really need any more justification, plus it could create a very confusing family system, especially if they decide to adopt.
Perhaps a bigger reason is that, in general, animals are behaviourally programmed not to pursue sexual relationships with other close individuals. Humans are no exception to that - it is hard to wish for incestuous relationships, because our genetics and behaviour makes us ignore close family members as sexual partners. This is what might make people look at incest with disgust. They themselves woukd never do that, so they find others doing it equally disgusting.
Obviously, the presence of people wishing for incestuous relationships seems to lead to the conclusion that genetics and behaviour do not create absolute barriers, and peoplevcan overcome them.
Out of curiosity, though, why are you against incestuous marriage? I might be making too many assumptions here, so correct me if I am wrong, but if you think that incestuous and homosexual relationships should be socially acceptable, and if you think that marriage between homosexuals is fine, then why is incestuous marriage not fine? Therein might lie the reason you're looking for.
It's more about the legal aspects of incest, but there are lots of arguments that should at least partly answer your questions.
It's more about the legal aspects of incest, but there are lots of arguments that should at least partly answer your questions.
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- Learn the impact that showing reciprocity and gratitude may have on advisors and other stakeholders.
"For a long time, I took for granted the notion that my advisor was more than his work persona. Our relationship really changed for the better when I realized that he was a person with demands and challenges too, and he needed to hear that I valued his advising and mentorship."
"It sounds so easy in retrospect, but I found I was able to manage my relationship with my committee and other administrators better when I went out of my way to connect with them as individuals also. Helping out in some way that was not expected, asking how their day was going, or even a simple 'It's great to see you,' usually went a long way.."
What's on Your Mind?
Building a strong and effective relationship with your advisor is a central component of your graduate school experience. An additional component worthy of attention is remembering to show appreciation and gratitude for the efforts of your advisor and other individuals who serve as stakeholders in your training. Some researchers1 posit that a relationship characterized by reciprocity and mutual respect is the ideal situation from which scholars grow and learn. In this case, reciprocity implies that you, the student, must remember to also acknowledge the efforts of your advisor and other stakeholders because, just like you, advisors and stakeholders are people first and professionals second. Simply put, we all like to receive words of encouragement and/or recognition for our efforts.
It's a very useful skill to be able to consider situations from many points of view. By doing your best to understand the perspectives of others, you can keep in mind that even if the efforts by your advisor and other stakeholders are less than you hoped for, they are often doing the best they can under demanding circumstances. As you might already know, when we feel appreciated by others or get acknowledgement that we have done a good job, we often want to continue to engage in similar tasks. However, some research suggests that showing gratitude and being appreciative enhances our own well-being and happiness.2,3 Following this logic, acknowledging the efforts of advisors and others responsible for your training can serve to reinforce not only their positive behavior but also may help you to feel better as well. Of course, this works best if the sentiment and your behavior in the situation are genuine.
What Do You Tell Yourself?
You may be saying things to yourself like, "But I am thankful and it seems to go nowhere" or "But their job is to help me." You may feel that "mutual respect" involves a relationship between both you and someone else and you may want the other person to respect you more. These are all very important sentiments that offer a great opportunity to return to the problem-solving model, specifically learning to recognize what we can control and those things that are out of our control. Remember that only your own behavior is within your control. No matter how much you would like others to behave differently, you can never make someone act in a particular manner. However, by showing gratitude, respect and understanding to advisors and stakeholders, you are acting in a manner that may strengthen your relationships and may possibly elicit similar reciprocal behaviors from the other person.
Reflections: Am I as respectful as I think I am?
Below is a quiz we've entitled, "Oops, I Didn't Realize That I've Been Less Than Respectful." Read each "oops" and write down the number of the questions that you do now or have done in the past. For each question, think about ways that these scenarios could be interpreted as less than respectful. Once you have thought about them, look at the table below for ideas for "A Better Approach."
|"Oops, I Didn't Realize That I've Been Less Than Respectful"
|"A Better Approach" (What To Do Now)
|1. I've dropped by someone's office and engaged them in a conversation without regard for what they may be currently working on.
|Request a meeting by e-mail beforehand. If it is urgent, indicate this in your e-mail. This indicates that you respect their time.
|2. I've sprung a question on my advisor (or another adminstrator) without providing him/her much context.
|Send questions or problems in writing to your advisor before meeting with him/her. This allows them time to think about the issue and prepare an informed answer.
|3. I've e-mailed with a question before looking for the answer myself or asking my colleagues first.
|This one seems easy, but we all have that impulse to write before doing a little legwork ourselves. Think about how this is interpreted by the other person, especially if they are really busy.
|4. I've e-mailed impulsively with a number of separate questions and issues rather than queuing them up.
|Again, this one seems easy, but the reality is we sometimes don't know when we will have multiple questions in a short time span. One strategy to reduce multiple e-mails is to only send one e-mail per day (that is, of course, if it is not a time-sensitive issue).
|5. I haven't been the best at communicating my progress or lack of progress on a certain task.
|Send status updates. It's hard to know when updates are arriving too little or too often, but some communication is better than none — even if you've made little to no progress. Again think of it from your advisor's perspective. If they don't hear from you, they have no idea where you're at in the process. This is also something to discuss with him or her in order to assess how they prefer you to communicate.
|6. I've outwardly acted frustrated and annoyed with my advisor or other stakeholders.
|Sometimes it may be warranted to convey your feelings to your advisor or other stakeholders; however, being assertive and being annoyed and frustrated are two different things. Situations where you are annoyed and frustrated might provide an opportunity to practice "perspective taking." Who knows, you might be surprised to find that by taking the other person's perspective you may come to understand the other person better and you may feel better about the situation as a whole as a result.
To illustrate further how expressing gratitude and mutual respect might have an impact on your relationships with advisors and other stakeholders, take, for example, this scenario of a negative interaction.
Professor Zhang is concerned because he has not heard back from his advisee, Kristen, regarding progress on a conference proposal they are submitting together. Since the proposal is due at the end of the week, he decides to write her an e-mail offering to help her with any issues she may be having. Kristen responds two days later that despite a lengthy hands-on discussion between her and Professor Zhang about the complicated analyses that need to be run, that she still does not understand how to interpret the results and will need Professor Zhang's help to complete them. Professor Zhang offers to run the analyses and write up this final section in the next few days before the submission is due, with the idea that they will have another discussion so Kristen understands the process and learns from the opportunity. Kristen responds to Professor Zhang's e-mail saying that she agrees to this plan, but waits until the next morning to send the most recent dataset to him. This places Professor Zhang in a situation where he must work late that evening to complete the work needed to submit the proposal by the deadline. When Kristen and Professor Zhang meet to discuss the analyses some time later, Professor Zhang expresses his frustration with Kristen's lack of communication and asks that she be more mindful about asking for help and sending files when she is struggling with time-sensitive work. From Professor Zhang's perspective, Kristen acts annoyed and defensive and does not seem to understand the favor he has done for her nor the extra work she caused him by waiting until the last minute to ask for help. Professor Zhang sees this as a turning point in their relationship where he is unsure if Kristen understands the impact of her behavior on Professor Zhang and others. However, had Kristen thanked Professor Zhang for his help and apologized for the time crunch, he says he would have overlooked the situation altogether.
Of course, there are many complicated factors involved in this scenario, not the least of which is evidence that women have an easier time expressing and benefiting from gratitude and that men are less likely to feel and express gratitude;4 however, as you can see, the attitude and approach of the advisee toward the advisor had a lasting impact on the future of the relationship. Remember that advisors and administrators have a whole host of professional and personal demands placed on them. A simple thank you, some perspective taking and/or outward display of your respect for them as individuals and professionals might go a long way. After all, this is likely what you want in return.
Thinking back on Kristen's story, it is clear that Kristen seems to misunderstand the impact that she is having on the people she works with. Which of the following is/are an example of what could she have done differently?
Best Answer: D. Both A and B are examples of ways for Kristen to show reciprocity to Professor Zhang. C is not an effective way to handle the situation.
CareerWISE Points
A relationship characterized by reciprocity and mutual respect is the ideal situation from which scholars grow and learn. This includes your role, as a student, to convey gratitude and respect. Showing gratitude and respect may not only strengthen your relationship with your advisor and other stakeholders, but it may also enhance your own well-being and happiness. Of course, this only works if it is genuine. Small gestures sometimes go a long way. Sending a "thank you" card or making some extra effort may be recognized as a sign of respect.
CareerWISE Tips
- Show gratitude and respect to your advisor and other stakeholders when it is warranted.
- When approaching potentially sticky situations, use the skills you used in "Consider Other Perspectives" to try and understand your advisor or other stakeholders motives. Ideally, this will help you to realize they're human too and may help your approach.
- Try to connect with your advisor and other stakeholders on a human level; it will likely strengthen your professional relationships.
- Try to be respectful of your advisors and other stakeholders' time and commitments. After all, you want the same thing in return.
- Nixon, J (2006). Relationships of virtue: Rethinking the goods of civil association. Ethics and Education, 1, 149-161. doi:10.1080/17449640600950766
- Adler, M. G., & Fagley, N. S. (2005). Appreciation: Individual differences in finding value and meaning as a unique predictor of subjective well-being. Journal of Personality, 73, 79-114. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2004.00305.x
- Adler, M. G., & Fagley, N. S. (2001, August). Appreciation: One path to well-being. Poster presented at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
- Kashdan, T. B., Mishra, A., Breen, W. E., & Froh, J. J. (2009). Gender differences in gratitude: Examining appraisals, narratives, the willingness to express emotions, and changes in psychological needs. Journal of Personality, 77, 691-730. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00562.x
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Deputy Head - Technology
Job Description
The position is responsible for the planning, execution and management of Digital Marketing initiatives of CAF India in order to drive the growth of the Digital Brand. The role entails meeting the brand and business objectives of CAF India. The position will drive the overall Digital Marketing strategy and will manage the Digital marketing campaigns, social media outreach, content development and audience engagement programmes. The position also entails production and publishing of great quality content for website, external channels and via email to support business objectives. It is the responsibility of the Digital Marketing manager to lead, mentor and inspire teams on the ever-evolving digital landscape and proactively identify new opportunities to create competitive advantage through various marketing initiatives.
Job Responsibilities
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- Lead or participate in special projects as directed by HOD.
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Eligibility Criteria
Qualification & Experience
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Compensation Offered:
Remuneration budgeted for the position is as per the industry standards. Offers shall be commensurate with the qualifications, experience and salary history of the selected candidate.
The position will be based at the CAF India headquarters at New Delhi.
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4 Great Ideas in Office DesignPosted by Sandra Wilson on Sep 27, 2015 in Office Design | Comments Off on 4 Great Ideas in Office Design
Have you ever wanted to change your office interior design? Do you want to be in the modern day office technology? You can always have these great office designs, as there are a lot of office design options which makes your office vibrant looking. There are always better ideas and by having this you can hire office interior designers, as this is a major project for your office or even you can pitch in some great ideas on having a modernized office design. With these modern office designs, you will never run out of good choices and office design options as there are always a lot of designs to choose from.
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1. Break area- an area to calm and relax yourself. Where you can take stress away. You can also have a little meeting with your colleagues in here.
2. Colorful office walls and backdrop designs – these take away the boredom and traditional environment of a stiff office. These are effective ways to boost up the energy of your employees and the ideas of adding and mixing colors are limitless.
3. Office flooring –this gives a striking appearance in the office. It makes an office look wide or narrow. The most common is the rubberized flooring to which it has a lot of advantages and for one it is sound insulating and easy and simple to clean.
4. Lights – this is one of the important things you should have. Working with proper lights can create a good working environment. Good and proper lightning would affect the employees'job to work efficiently and effectively as well.
With a lot of office design options you will never have a reason to run out of great ideas in making your office look modernized. Making your office modernized with the unlimited design can always promote growth to your business, products, make a good working relationship and promotes better teamwork since everybody is open to modern changes. The reason for some employees who shift to other kind of work is because of the working environment and that would include as to what the office looks like. Office designs should always look inviting and give a professional image to the company. A good working environment should have brilliant and vibrant office designs
If you have been wanting to have a modernized office, then this is the best time to change. As there are a lot of office design options available and great ideas are never boring, this would make you change your working habits. Alternatively, you can also consult a professional designers like Multibuild who specializes in Office design and fit out in Sydney Australia. Any changes in offices, especially good changes will always make one get excited to go to work. So if you have major projects in building a contemporary, stylish office then there are a lot of ways to do this. This is an exciting and challenging job that would result a good and better change to each of your employees because of the new working environment.
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